title: Current status of HTLV-1 carrier in Japanese pregnant women.
abstract: We examined the current status of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) carrier in Japanese pregnant women, according to the results of HTLV-1 screening and confirmation tests of women who gave birth in Japan in 2011. We requested 2642 obstetrical facilities to provide information of HTLV-1 tests and 71.3% of them responded. Considering the response rate and the rate of implementation of confirmation tests, the number of HTLV-1 carrier in Japanese pregnant women was estimated to be 1620 (0.16%) per year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists , Tokyo , Japan.
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuribayashi
authors.forename: Hideto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gomibuchi
authors.forename: Ryoichiro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*